shame on me for missing that R2Bees released an absolute banger late last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQkMED9HFER2Bees ft. Sarkodie • Yawa
(the poor-quality-VHS retro vibe for the video is certainly an "interesting" aesthetic choice)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 24 May 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
French afrobeats, presenting the return of MHD (prod S2keyz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOg7mD7SETc
MHD - "AFRO TRAP Part.11 (King Kong)"
― sean gramophone, Friday, 28 May 2021 03:27 (two years ago) link
Nigerian singer Lojay just dropped a fantastic EP with brilliant production by Sarz.
"Tonongo" is the first single/video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PohRx1zSIm4
...but the other four tracks might be even better: "Park O X3"! naijapiano jam "Monalisa"! "Panty!"!!! (especially "Panty!"!!!)
...and I posted the Wizkid-featuring title track "LV N ATTN" on the Made In Lagos thread.
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 5 June 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
...OK, I'm posting it here too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4IEaUhIuCs
"Tonongo" is the first single/video:
This is so great! That bassline!
― daavid, Friday, 11 June 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
Rema keeps it coming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrTkERuwdCcRema • Soundgasm
(seems like a shoe-in for the imminent album's title as well)
re the video: another way he's modelling himself after Wizkid is his dress sense, man's got serious drip
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 11 June 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
omgasms
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:17 (two years ago) link
Two new additions to my playlist from 2020. Couldn't find them on the previous thread.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov6mUj8HjkIDunnie - Overdose Remix feat. Oxlade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWrbnvXgzSQOluwa Kuwait - Loke Loke feat. Teni (shame to shoot a low quality video in front of the twelve Apostles, Teni is on fire though)
― Nabozo, Saturday, 12 June 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
KiDi has an album outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22rCt078QDwKiDi feat. Kuami Eugene & Patoranking - Spiritual
Still feeling Bella Shmurdahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0G03824rMcTerri feat. Bella Shmurda & MohBad - Money
Minor but sweethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44KfNt4Y0gSavage & Buju ‐ Confident
― Nabozo, Thursday, 1 July 2021 12:54 (two years ago) link
A few more vibes from Omah Lay. Falls a bit in the category of Nigerian songs that lack conviction but are otherwise pleasant. Kinda floating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7N7ZJf1resOmah Lay - Understand
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 18:11 (two years ago) link
Anyone know anything about Mudra D Viral? Can't find much except that he's Ugandan and has written hits for other people. I like this track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUjPv94LOWo
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 00:52 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP_LpUoNx-IFireboy DML - Peru
― Nabozo, Monday, 26 July 2021 16:08 (two years ago) link
This video just in for the season, a breezy Nigerian-South African duo dating back to Olakira's EP in May and that was maybe a little overlooked.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZ-SjMnx1gOlakira feat. Moonchild Sanelly - Summer Time
People here are bound to like this lovely romantic joint. And what's not to love, it's been growing on me too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIcsU494u8MAdekunle Gold & Lucky Daye - Sinner
― Nabozo, Thursday, 29 July 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
I like the almost Joe Hisaishi style instrumentation on 'Sinner' - the intro bars reel me in, but sadly the song itself doesn't grab me.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 09:59 (two years ago) link
^ha Hisaishi is really otm (as is the rest of your assessment)
Lady Donli's previous project didn't quite grab me, but I'm liking her new EP WILD
lead single "Searching":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU22CmI_LYc
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
The Tems EP is amazing. I'm so in love with Vibe Out atm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_-n_RHDyuA
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 09:12 (two years ago) link
Cheers for this. I feel a bit out the loop when it comes to afrobeats/african music in general (actually ne wmusic in general) at the moment.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 12:23 (two years ago) link
The Lojay & Sarz ep is giving me 2019 Rema feels. Panty in particular stays on repeat.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 26 September 2021 11:26 (two years ago) link
CKay's "love nwantiti" charted this week at #23 in Australia, I presume for TikTok-related reasons
― monotony, Monday, 27 September 2021 02:44 (two years ago) link
Celebrating achievements, light strings and trap music for Burna Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FE2Hjn30EBurna Boy - Want it all feat. Polo G
― Nabozo, Sunday, 3 October 2021 10:51 (two years ago) link
Chuq - knack am ft kelvyn boy & Teflon Flexxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3a1Srhj26YHeard on Instagram, heh. TMI?
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Sunday, 10 October 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
the new juls album is pretty incredible front to back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Flxj-hVmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y62zJCwFfqY
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Monday, 11 October 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
Any idea of the ID for this song plz?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-o2Y1lpsJ4
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Thursday, 14 October 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
I was going to say some gqom song but all the songs are listed viborg :)Omunye is sort of the peak hit for these guys (Distruction Boyz). Dlala Thukzin is the slim Dlala. This year he did Phuze.Since we haven't posted the full version of the remix:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqgLgZvCmADlala Thukzin - Phuze Remix Featuring Zaba , Sir Trill , Mpura Mpura & Rascoe Kaos
― Nabozo, Friday, 15 October 2021 07:14 (two years ago) link
A friend named her child Naledi. I love that name (means star in Pedi).
― Nabozo, Friday, 15 October 2021 07:17 (two years ago) link
That is a beautiful name. But thank you, that was stupid of me. I listened to it live and failed to check the description afterwards. It wouldn’t be a normal week for me on ILM unless I posted something really dumb. (Also realized after posting it might be more suited to the S.A. thread sorry.)That remix is strong stuff for sure!
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 15 October 2021 09:06 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIqbvsSXyWUTimaya - Cold Outside feat. Buju
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7pqX9MDgPQWande Coal - Come my way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcR0PWGfUhsAyra Starr - Bloody Samaritan
― Nabozo, Friday, 5 November 2021 11:48 (two years ago) link
thank you nabozo!
― sean gramophone, Friday, 5 November 2021 15:07 (two years ago) link
Bloody Samaritan is one of the songs of the year
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 7 November 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
otm
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Sunday, 7 November 2021 23:30 (two years ago) link
Sweet naijapiano, another twist on the sound, wonder if it leads anywherehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bovm6-15OooReekado Banks - Ozumba Mbadiwe
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 07:40 (two years ago) link
Not that it has to
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 08:01 (two years ago) link
Wow, check out this cover of Bloody Samaritan. Shame it's not longer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCFhXIVzgtU
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 13:18 (two years ago) link
that's great. "bloody samaritan" is def a soty candidate
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 16:29 (two years ago) link
yah
― Spottie, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 16:50 (two years ago) link
Not seeing anything discussed here in any critics ballots/ lists that have started coming out
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 2 December 2021 18:02 (two years ago) link
It's been a pretty weak year for afrobeats to be honest, petering out from the fireworks from the two last years with Wizkid and Burna Boy as giants, the South African connection, first-class newcomers (Fireboy, Rema, Omah Lay). It just seemed there were more releases. Also breastcrawl has gone missing. The fact that Love Nwantiti is the biggest hit this year and spawned 8 remixes is a little worrying for the competition.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 2 December 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
I'd agree, with a bunch of caveats about my subjectivity: I'm def paying less attention than in past years and haven't warmed to many of those newcomers the way I did the previous cohort. Plus I more or less burned out on amapiano by the middle of the year, so naija turning to that sound doesn't exactly thrill me. But I do think there's been something a bit bland & empty about most of the afrobeats I heard this year; not necessarily bad, just forgettable & a little too vibey for its own good.
Sort of the exception that proves the rule(?): Tems' EP is one of the highlights of the year imo...all 18 minutes of it.
― rob, Thursday, 2 December 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
This mixtape from DJ ICHE of Kenyan club/drill/kuduro styles is pretty sick. https://hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/nai-yetu-mixtape
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:04 (two years ago) link
Tema EP is my AOTY. I also love the Lojay EP and have played the new Wizkid tunes a lot. Rema’s output has been scarce but strong. And amapiano has had a GREAT year. .
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:57 (two years ago) link
Rema lol
Sorry, meant TEMS lol
i liked the joeboy and laycon albums a lot
some great songs too, like bankulli’s “foreign,” “bloody samaritan,” that amaarae collab from the tiwa ep, and yeah, “replay” and “found” from the tems ep
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
That Lojay EP is good yeah. voodoo, I'm not sure I've ever heard Laycon, any track recs?
a lowkey fave: Okyeame Kwame & Kuami Eugene's "Yeeko" posted somewhere waaay upthread
I heard Amaarae blasting out of someone's car in Montreal the other day, which made me very happy
― rob, Friday, 3 December 2021 22:31 (two years ago) link
“wagwan” is the laycon track I usually turn to
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Saturday, 4 December 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
Digging Niniola's new EP, "Lagos to Jozi", particularly the first track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4JJCbNl5js
― daavid, Monday, 6 December 2021 05:21 (two years ago) link
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, December 3, 2021 9:11 PM (three days ago)
uh this is dope, thanking you
― rob, Monday, 6 December 2021 16:33 (two years ago) link
i think i got that rec from dog latin, so thanks go to him!
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Monday, 6 December 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
alright that almost makes up for him trying to kill my alabaster deplume thread ;)
― rob, Monday, 6 December 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
Naira Marley has had a great year - while Coming is still my favorite, First Time In America is pretty undeniable too. It now has a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fX2Tw7sPC8
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link